The Downtown Alliance started managing the Farmers Market Ogden on Historic 25th Street in 2016. It was such a success that people almost immediately began lobbying for a winter market, said Kim Bowsher, with the Downtown Alliance.

“We’re not just pulling an event out of thin air. People have been asking for this,” Bowsher told Leia Larsen, a reporter for the Standard-Examiner. “We’ve put a lot of thought into it, working with our growers, getting to a point where we could support it.”

Like its summer counterpart, the Ogden Winter Market features local vendors. But given the time of year, its focus shifts to preserves, canned goods, hot food, coffee and hardy winter produce.

Expanded access to fresh, locally grown food improves community health. But it also helps the Northern Utah economy.

Growers selling their products locally create 13 jobs for every $1 million they earn, according to the Farmers Market Coalition. Money spent at a farmers market stays in the community, supporting local businesses.